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“There is a likely chance of tsunami waves reaching the shores of Israel,” says Dr. Beverly Goodman of the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences at the University of Haifa following an encompassing geo-archaeological study at the port of Caesarea. “Tsunami events in the Mediterranean do occur less frequently than in the Pacific Ocean, but our findings reveal a moderate rate of recurrence,” she says. Dr. Goodman, an expert geo-archaeologist, exposed geological evidence of this by chance. Her original intentions in Caesarea were to assist in research at the ancient port and at offshore shipwrecks. “We expected to find...

A 10-year-old New Zealand girl has been honoured for recognising the approach of Samoa's deadly tsunami and running up and down a beach to warn people. Wellington schoolgirl Abby Wutzler has been presented with a certificate of commendation for her actions in warning of the approach of the tsunami on September 29. The honour was bestowed by New Zealand's Ministry of Civil Defence. The tsunami, triggered by a 8.0 magnitude earthquake, killed at least 143 people in Samoa, as well as 32 in American Samoa and nine in neighbouring Tonga. Abby was on the beach at the village of Lalomanu...

Here is security camera video from American Samoa that captures the Tsunami that came ashore there as the wave hits a parking lot area on September 29. You can see the tremendous power and force of the Tsunami as it sweeps into view, moving the cars in its path. This video was released by the FBI there. . . . (VIDEO)

The volcanic explosion that obliterated much of the island that might have inspired the legend of Atlantis apparently triggered a tsunami that traveled hundreds of miles to reach as far as present-day Israel, scientists now suggest. The new findings about this past tsunami could shed light on the destructive potential of future disasters, researchers added. The islands that make up the small circular archipelago of Santorini, roughly 120 miles (200 km) southeast of Greece, are what remain of what once was a single island, before one of the largest volcanic eruptions in human antiquity shattered it in the Bronze Age...

Pictures of before and after the devastation of the tsunami in Samoa.

tsunami warning has been issued for 11 nations in the south-west Pacific, including Papua New Guinea, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake off Vanuatu.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2009 – As the U.S. military continues to provide assistance to victims of storms and earthquakes in the Philippines and Indonesia, tsunami relief operations in American Samoa are tapering off, a Defense Department spokesman said here today. The humanitarian-relief operation in American Samoa “is essentially winding down,” Bryan Whitman told reporters. The U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean was hit by an earthquake-caused tsunami Sept. 29. Eleven C-17 cargo-plane missions provided nearly 700,000 pounds of supplies, blankets, electricity generators, vehicles and other help to American Samoans, Whitman said. A 14-member civil-support team from the Hawaii National Guard...

It took only eight minutes after the most powerful earthquake she'd ever felt knocked her to the ground, for a wall of water to slam through the sleepy Samoan surf resort where she was staying and sweep it away. As she fled in a van, Cristiane "Kiki" Martins said she and others screamed at villagers to escape to higher ground. But the Paia resident said she saw some families stay behind in their homes, waiting for a warning or evacuation order that wouldn't come in time. Back home safely on Friday, but still fragile and shaky from her ordeal, Martins...

HONOLULU — On a search-and-rescue mission in a tsunami-stricken American Samoa village, Capt. Nate Duff and his Hawaii Air National Guard troops waded through knee-deep swampland and under trucks hanging from trees in hopes of finding missing children. Duff's medical team was the first government relief agency to reach the fishing town of Leone following the tsunami, one of dozens of American rescue squads spread throughout the wrecked islands delivering personal help, food, tents and medical supplies. "The air stunk with ... hundreds of dead fish and animals, and rotting food and debris," Duff wrote in an e-mail to his...

Samoa is planning a mass burial for victims of the tsunami, the government said Friday. The funeral will take place next Tuesday, a week after the deadly waves swept ashore following a powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake. There were 123 confirmed dead in Samoa with another 16 people missing, government spokeswoman Vaosa Epa said Friday. There were 32 confirmed dead in neighbouring American Samoa and nine killed in nearby Tonga. Samoan families who have already buried their dead in their own villages would have the choice of leaving them to rest in the family plot or transferring them to the mass grave...

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 2, 2009 – A physician assistant from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing provided his unit at Hickam Air Force Base with a first-hand account from tsunami-torn American Samoa. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Carissa Maxson of the Hawaii Air National Guard studies the shorelines of Pago Pago, American Samoa, Oct. 1, 2009, while conducting assessments of the area after a tsunami stuck there Sept. 29. Maxson is with the 154th Medical Group's Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear and Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image...

Surfer 'rode Samoa tsunami' to escape death October 02, 2009 11:00am A SURFER escaped death in the Pacific tsunami by riding out the giant waves that surged over the Pacific Island. New Zealand student Chris Nel was surfing on the south coast of Savai'i island when the 8.3 magnitude quake struck on Wednesday morning, The Dominion Post newspaper reported. He had been in the water with four other New Zealand surfers and an Australian when the tsunami appeared. Meanwhile, Samoan disaster officials said they fear up to 150 people may have died in a massive tsunami that pounded the Pacific...

APIA, Samoa (AP) — Convoys of military vehicles brought food, water and medicine to the tsunami-stricken Samoas on Thursday as victims wandered through what was left of their villages with tales of being trapped underwater, watching young children drown and hoisting elderly parents above the waves. The death toll rose to 160 as grim-faced islanders gathered under a traditional meetinghouse to hear a Samoan government minister discuss a plan for a mass funeral and burial next Tuesday. Samoans traditionally bury their loved ones near their homes, but that could be impractical because many of their villages have been wiped out....

SIUMU, Samoa, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Rescuers fished bloated corpses from the South Pacific off Samoa and pulled bodies from the mud and twisted rubble of devastated islands as the death toll from a series of tsunamis neared 200 on Thursday. Officials feared it could go much higher. A spotter aircraft circled the ocean looking for bodies, dropping smoke flares to pinpoint their location for a boat to collect. Within an hour five were hauled ashore. The confirmed death toll stood at 149 in Samoa, 31 on American Samoa and nine on neighboring Tonga, but officials feared that whole towns...

I live here. Our own home was untouched but many were far less fortunate. I'm posting photographs of the devastated areas, homes, and businesses. Taputimu CoastlineLeone ChurchLeone Post OfficeRescue Workers Evacuating Injured Over Broken Bridge93KHJ VW Bug overturned and quite a ways away from where it had been parkedPago Pago Park was completely leveledA "bus"...The bathroom is all that is left of this home.Another home completely washed away.Debris where houses used to be.Another foundation is all that remains of a structure.The Gogosina perched on land where the tsunami deposited it.The Gogosina againSite of the old Soli's Restaurant, more recently Bay...

An early warning system introduced after the disastrous Christmas 2004 tsunami worked as planned, U.S. officials say, but failed to prevent the deaths of more than 100 people in Samoa and American Samoa on Tuesday because of the proximity of the originating earthquake. It was the first practical test of the system, set up in response to the 2004 wave that killed more than 220,000 people in the Indian Ocean region, primarily in Indonesia. Officials scrambled after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake shook just before dawn Tuesday, and after a flurry of phone calls within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA)...

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BREAKING NEWS — A powerful magnitude 7.9 earthquake has struck near the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The quake damaged houses and bridges, and caused fires in the city of Padang in Sumatra, a Reuters witness said on Wednesday.

Video showing a walk-through from the scene on American Samoa.

APIA, Samoa – A police official says 63 people are confirmed dead in Samoa following a tsunami that smashed the southern shore of the South Pacific nation. Samoan police commissioner Lilo Maiava told The Associated Press that police have confirmed 63 deaths, and officials are still searching the devastated areas, so the number of deaths might rise soon. A powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake with a magnitude between 8.0 and 8.3 spawned towering tsunami waves that swept ashore early Tuesday on Samoa and American Samoa, flooding and flattening villages, killing dozens of people and leaving scores of others missing. At least...

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER... RECOMMENDED ACTIONS A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD IMPACT THE ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. FORECASTS INDICATE THAT A TSUNAMI WITH AMPLITUDES IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 65CM IS EXPECTED...

10 foot tsunami also hit Samoa: http://news.bnonews.com/upti less than a minute ago

BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 805 AM HST TUE SEP 29 2009 TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH A TSUNAMI WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT 0805 AM HST. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0748 AM HST 29 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 15.3 SOUTH 171.0 WEST LOCATION - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION MAGNITUDE - 7.9 MOMENT EVALUATION BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ON...

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Though Ad Was Never Authorized, It Somehow Ended Up On The Internet, Causing Furor From Victims' Families NEW YORK (CBS) ― The World Wildlife Fund has condemned an unauthorized ad that is circulating on the Internet. It tastelessly refers to 9/11 and was rejected by an ad agency. The ad shows dozens of planes all headed for lower Manhattan, with the World Wildlife Fund logo and the caption: "The tsunami killed 100 times more people than 9/11." The response from WWF came quickly. "It's just insulting and appalling and we would never have ever considered using such images or such...

It's enough to turn your stomach. Or, if you're a New Yorker who lived through the September 11th attacks, give you a serious case of the heebie-jeebies. A new ad purportedly for the World Wildlife Fund features dozens of airplanes converging on lower Manhattan -- featuring the Twin Towers -- with the line "The Tsunami Killed 100 Times More People Than 9/11." The ad was first brought to our attention by Gothamist, but was originally picked up by Adweek.com's AdFreak blog, which reports that the ad is from the Brazilian arm of the WWF. Sure, the 2004 tsunami was a...

A massive magnitude 7.6 quake struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands, triggering a tsunami watch for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Monday. The USGS said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.7, was 20.6 miles deep and was centered 160 miles north of Port Blair in the Andaman Islands.

Last time, it killed thousands and changed the weather for five years, now it could be even deadlier...

The threat of a devastating tsunami hitting the U.S. West Coast might be higher than previously thought, scientists say, based on a new study of earthquake faults off the coast of Alaska. Tsunamis are often triggered by earthquakes, as was the case with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which was sparked by the 9.3-magnitude Sumatra-Andaman subduction quake in the same ocean. The tsunami killed nearly a quarter of a million people. The new research suggests that future tsunamis could reach a scale far beyond that suffered in a 1964 tsunami generated by the great 9.2-magnitude Alaskan earthquake — "the most...

USGS HomeContact USGSSearch USGS Earthquake Hazards Program  HomeEarthquake CenterRegional InformationAbout EarthquakesResearch & MonitoringOther Resources You are here: Home » Earthquake Center » Latest Earthquakes - World » Magnitude 7.8 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z. Latest Earthquakes USAWorldEQ Notification Service Feeds & DataAnimations Recent Earthquakes:Last 8-30 DaysEarthquake Archives Lists & MapsSearch EQ DatabaseEQ Summary PostersScientific Data About EQ MapsDid You Feel It?Fast Moment TensorsMedia InfoPAGERSeismogram DisplaysShakeMaps Magnitude 7.8 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z. 2009 July 15 09:22:32 UTC Versión en Español DetailsSummaryMapsScientific & TechnicalAdditional Info Where can I find...? Earthquake Details Magnitude...

BREAKING NEWS - The USGS issues a tsunami warning after 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits off New Zealand. The epicenter of the quake was located about 100 miles west of the city of Invercargill, on South Island.

JAKARTA (AFP) – A massive underwater mountain discovered off the Indonesian island of Sumatra could be a volcano with potentially catastrophic power, a scientist said Friday. Indonesian government marine geologist Yusuf Surachman said the mountain was discovered earlier this month about 330 kilometres (205 miles) west of Bengkulu city during research to map the seabed's seismic faultlines. The cone-shaped mountain is 4,600 metres (15,100 feet) high, 50 kilometres in diameter at its base and its summit is 1,300 metres below the surface, he said.

A tsunami watch is in place in the Pacific after a powerful earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck northeast of Roatan in Honduras early today, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake that hit 39 miles (64 km) northeast of Roatan, Islas de la Bahia, had a shallow depth of 6.2 miles (10 km). It is not yet known if there are any casualties. The tsunami watch was in effect for Honduras and Belize, Guatemala, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. Roatan is a popular tourist destination, surrounded by the world's second-largest coral reef - a stunning natural masterpieces that, if...

Magnitude 7.1 Date-Time Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 08:24:45 UTC Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 03:24:45 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 16.783°N, 86.166°W Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region OFFSHORE HONDURAS Distances 130 km (80 miles) NNE of La Ceiba, Honduras 225 km (140 miles) N of Juticalpa, Honduras 320 km (200 miles) NNE of TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras 1170 km (730 miles) SSW of Miami, Florida Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.3 km (3.9 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters NST=119, Nph=119, Dmin=323.9 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp=104°, M-type=(unknown type), Version=6 Source...

A huge wave crashed into the New York City region 2,300 years ago, dumping sediment and shells across Long Island and New Jersey and casting wood debris far up the Hudson River. The scenario, proposed by scientists, is undergoing further examination to verify radiocarbon dates and to rule out other causes of the upheaval. Sedimentary deposits from more than 20 cores in New York and New Jersey indicate that some sort of violent force swept the Northeast coastal region in 300BC. It may have been a large storm, but evidence is increasingly pointing to a rare Atlantic Ocean tsunami. Steven...

TSUNAMI STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 1520 UTC THU APR 16 2009 THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO COUNTRIES WITHIN AND BORDERING THE CARIBBEAN SEA...EXCEPT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. ... TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT ... THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 1457Z 16 APR 2009...

A tsunami warning has been issued after a 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga, officials say. nothing follows

Springfield MO, 200+ people arrived in 35 degree weather to show their support to the nationwide "tea party" movement, and the disgust at the obscene expansion of wasteful government spending.

Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits North Sulawesi.

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The tsunami washed over Fire Island and, to the west, waves perhaps as high as 20 feet spilled into Lower Manhattan. The furious onrush of water left sediment a foot and a half deep on the Jersey Shore, and debris cascaded far up the Hudson River. No, there’s no need to rush to higher ground, commandeer a rowboat in Central Park or empty the closet to grab the rubber boots. This disaster occurred about 2,300 years ago, though how bad it was, or even if it was a tsunami, remains in dispute. But several geologists have collected evidence indicating that...

Did a big wave hit the Big Apple way back when? Scientists say a tsunami struck the New York City area 2,300 years ago, possibly as a result of a meteorite crashing into the Atlantic Ocean.

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Southeast Asia's tsunami-ravaged coral reefs have bounced back with surprising speed, according to a study released Friday, four years after the deadly waves hit.... ....Surveys of coral reefs after the tsunami showed that up to one-third were damaged and experts predicted it would take a decade for them to fully recover.

Claims that coastal tree barriers can halt the might of a tsunami are false and dangerous, a team of international marine scientists said today.

Recently laid off? Don't despair. The job of a lifetime awaits you on a windswept island lost in time. Or at least lost in the fog. A Richmond nonprofit is looking for a couple to serve as lighthouse keepers on East Brother Island, a 1-acre rock in San Pablo Bay. The winning applicants will keep tabs on the flashing Fresnel light and a pair of foghorns, and will run the inn housed in the 1874 lighthouse, which still has a functioning Coast Guard light. "We've loved it out here," said outgoing lighthouse keeper Elan Stewart, 30, who's held the job...

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia Sunday night, prompting local geological agencies to issue a tsunami warning, the United States Geological Survey is reporting. The underwater quake hit off the Sulawesi Island, approximately 13 miles beneath the sea. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned that the quake has the potential to generate a destructive regional tsunami. Following a 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in December of 2004, a tsunami struck several areas along the coasts of the Indian Ocean. More than 225,000 people in eleven countries were killed and entire communities were washed away when waves as...

It is not just a victory for the Democrats; it is a Marxist tsunami. The principles that have guided President-elect Obama to this point are deeply rooted in Marxist philosophy. He is now in the position to infuse government with this philosophy through his appointments and legislative agenda. Democrats Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Schumer, Frank, and others with recognizable names are only the face of what’s in store. Behind this face is a force teaming with the power to obliterate the U.S. Constitution and the machinery of self-governance it created.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Caltrans, and the National Weather Service announced last week that almost 5 percent of the 400 tsunami hazard zone signs in Humboldt County have been stolen, damaged, or vandalized in the past five months. The tsunami hazard zone signs in Humboldt County are on state highways and county roads. The cities of Eureka, Arcata, and Trinidad will be installing tsunami signs as well. Tsunami signs are already posted in areas of Del Norte and Mendocino Counties. ”Eventually, all coastal communities in California will have tsunami warning signs,” said Troy Nicolini of the National Weather Service....

(English-language translation) A strong earthquake was felt throughout all of Puerto Rico, with the strongest intensity in the town of Las Piedras, where the Seismic Network reported damage. The quake had an intensity of VI according to the Modified Mercalli Scale which measures earthquakes on a scale of I to X. Those measuring VI are characterized by a strong quake with a potential to cause slight structural damage. "At the moment of generating this bulletin damage has been reported; additional reports of minor damage can be expected considering the size and location of this earthquake," the Seismic Network reported on...

Excerpt - JAKARTA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A strong undersea earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's Java island on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning, a meteorological agency official said